Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Penguin 4.0 Recoveries, AMP over Apps, Local & AdWords
This week in search I covered a lot more around the Google Penguin 4.0 launch. The impact five days after its launch was minimal to ay the least. The recoveries supposedly started on Wednesday afternoon and will take a few days to roll out... - Google: You Can Expect More Algorithm & Ranking Changes
Google's Gary Illyes said on Tuesday on Twitter that you, meaning webmasters and SEOs, "can expect more changes" with the Google search ranking algorithm. Well, I mean... - Google: Redirects Are Not An SEO Thing, So Stop Fussing
Google's John Mueller posted a fun message on Twitter the other day. He said that he feels "SEOs fuss too much about redirects." He added that redirects are "not a SEO thing" that they are a "technical thing." He said just pick the right one for the job and "it's not voodoo magic... - Google Keyword Planner Restrictions Due To "Bad Actors"
The Keyword Planner restrictions Google set into place a couple months ago were not to just block bots but also to prevent "bad actors." Google's Jerry Dischler... - Google's I'm Feeling Lucky Button Stops Working
Forums such as Google Web Search Help and Reddit spotted that the I'm Feeling Lucky button on the Google search home page is not working as it did. In short, you are suppose to type in a query... - Google Displays Green White Check Mark Emoji In Search Results
The last time we reported Google displaying emojis in the search results was in July 2016 - they are honestly rare to see because Google is typically good at removing them. Well... - GoogleBot Attend AngularConnect Conference
John Mueller of Google shared a photo of one of his 3D printed GoogleBots hanging out with another bot at the AngularConnect conference. AngularConnect was in London this week, it is the largest Angu
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google Cloud Services Now Under One Brand, GCS, WebmasterWorld
- Google Rebrands Business App as G Suite, WebmasterWorld
- Google's results seem to keep shrinking - 99.9% getting filtered, WebmasterWorld
- Interested in #AcceleratedMobilePages? Find answers to your #AMPlify question..., Google+ - Google Webmasters
- Spend less time listening to @JohnMu & @methode tweets & more time listening to your website visitors (no offence intended guys)., Carl Hendy on Twitter
- Twitter Rolling Out "Moments" For Everyone, WebmasterWorld
